Year: 2013
Stepping into Spring with the Garden Club
By Ann Needle
Tuesday’s cold slop likely made many folks yearn for the warm weather to arrive, bringing with it the opportunity to get back into the garden. The Stow Garden Club was a step ahead of this demand last Thursday, hosting a public presentation at Town Hall on this year’s trends in gardening.
About 20 gardeners and hopefuls listened to Stow resident John Link, a tree and shrub buyer at Russell’s Garden Center in Wayland, talk about what’s trending in Native American plants this year, peppered with advice on how to protect these plants around the yard.
Nashoba Panel Talks School Safety
By Ann Needle
Newtown and Columbine have become places all too familiar in many parents’ minds. Protecting children from incidents like the school shootings these towns experienced has become a very visible priority for law enforcement everywhere.
Last Wednesday, the Nashoba District hosted a public forum at Bolton’s Florence Sawyer School to discuss how administration is working with law enforcement to keep students safe, and how district families can help. The discussion panel, put together by the district, included school administrators and law enforcement from Bolton and Lancaster. Stow school administration did not attend, but answered questions in separate discussions.
Calendar
Randall Library Programs Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 10:30am-Ed Morgan, “The Music Man”- Music. Come enjoy an interactive sing-along for children ages 1 to 99 at the Randall Library with Ed Morgan, “The Music Man”.This family friendly performance will have everyone up moving, dancing and singing. Saturday, March 30th, 2013 @ 2:00pm-Author Barbara Allen reads…
The Independent Clause
Our condolences to the friends and family of Patti Heron who passed away on Sunday. Patti had volunteered many hours for the town, including her work on the Finance Committee and on the Springfest Committee. She will be missed. Condolences also to the family and friends of longtime Stow resident Mary Messier who passed away…
Public Safety Log
Excerpts from the Public Safety Logs. Please note, arrests are made based on probable cause but do not determine guilt or innocence until proven in court. Monday March 11, 2013 1:38pm ASSIST OTHER AGENCY The Building Inspector reported that a transformer at Pompositticut School was damaged. There was no power in the building or the…
In This Week’s Print Edition… March 20, 2013
Where to Buy a Copy Subscribe for Home Delivery Dog Hearing Scheduled A Dangerous Dog complaint has been filed with the Stow Board of Health by the Boxborough man who was injured during a dog fight at the Delaney Wildlife Management Area on March 2. David Barr’s filing has led to a Public Dog Hearing…
Special Olympians are Gold Medalists
By Ellen Oliver
Thomas Jefferson said, “I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.” The Nashoba Chieftain Special Olympics basketball team has been working hard since last June to prepare for a berth in the Massachusetts Special Olympics state championships. And guess what? Those lucky ducks came home with gold medals.
The Special Olympics of Massachusetts (SOMA) Winter Games ran over March 9 and 10 with the basketball tournaments held at eight locations around Worcester. There were 166 teams competing from across the Commonwealth, organized into divisions based on age and whether or not there are helpers on the team (unified). The Nashoba Chieftains played their four games in the under 22, traditional (no volunteers on the court) division at the Worcester Technical High School.
Girls Hoops Head to State Finals
By Ellen Oliver
The Nashoba girls basketball team will be playing for the school’s first State Championship after capturing the division title and plowing through the first round of the state bracket.
On Saturday afternoon at Fitchburg State University, Nashoba only needed four minutes to dethrone the current CMass D2 girls’ basketball champs, undefeated Tyngsborough, and claim the crown for themselves. After a game that went into overtime tied 50-50, the Chieftains proved the dominant team, going on a five point scoring run while holding the Tigers to two points.
Nashoba Budget Passes, with Cuts
By Ann Needle
The Nashoba School Committee passed the proposed 2013/14 budget last night, minus about $443,000 in cuts agreed upon before the vote. Also taking center stage was another heated discussion over whether to scrap the district’s school choice program, and a look at how Nashoba is tuning up school security.
At the Committee’s request, at the last meeting administration laid out several levels of cuts it could make to trim the $49.1 million proposed budget. These cuts were placed in four tiers. Trimming a half-percent (tier 1) would mean, among other changes, tapping another $50,000 from the district’s free cash and cutting a planned technology position. Heavier cuts would come in the next three tiers, including reductions in existing staff.